북자이

Korean

Etymology

북장 (bukjang) +‎ 이 (-i, noun suffix). It is made from 북장 (Hamgyeong style doenjang), thus why it is called the same name as the soybean paste.

Noun

북자이 • (bukjai)

1. (Russia) bukjai, A type of doenjang jjigae made by Koryo-Saram
   • 2015 May 19, 김림마 [gimnimma], “카자흐스탄 0.6%의기적 고려인의 도시 알마티 [kajaheuseutan 0.6%uigijeok goryeoinui dosi almati]”, in KBS실험실 [KBSsilheomsil]‎^[1], 카자흐스탄 알마티 [kajaheuseutan almati]:

     그저 밥에다가, 우리 밥에다가 짐치, 북자이에 고기 쪼금 놓구.

     Geujeo bab-e-daga, uri bab-e-daga jimchi, bukjai-e gogi jjogeum no-ku.

     In our meals we put kimchi, and in our doenjang jjigae we put a bit of meat...

Descendants

• Russian: пуктя́й m (puktjáj)